Letter: Border Patrol a waste

Posted: July 22, 2012 - 4:07pm

Ever since moving back to the Panhandle in 2003, the Border Patrol post at the corner of Highway 60 and Loop 335 has elicited from me a few frowns over the fact the nearest border falling under the Border Patrol’s jurisdiction is 600 miles away! I always thought the idea of any border patrol was to patrol the border And if an illegal immigrant has made it the 600 miles to Amarillo, give the man/woman a job out of determination alone.

On the flip side, I can see area law enforcement worries arising over the Border Patrol’s decision. I can recall Arizona’s plight, having witnessed in the news its state and municipal law enforcement agencies having come under federal government investigation over enforcing laws the federal government has ignored.

And finally, I read another Border Patrol post closure will occur in San Antonio. In San Antonio? I’m confused. San Antonio is what’s called a “sanctuary city.” Having lived there much of my life, I also know San Antonio’s Hispanic population is somewhere above 70 percent.

Why in the name of immigration does the Border Patrol have a post in San Antonio? In my rocket science mentality, Border Patrol posts 600 miles from the border and in predominantly Hispanic sanctuary cities are nothing but a waste of taxpayers dollars.